Checking the Equipment of a Car

When purchasing a car, we often don't just search for the desired model or the right price; we often seek something more specific: a particular engine, body type, driver type, or a certain gearbox. While the make, model, and body type are readily apparent, sometimes the owner is not precisely aware of the technical specifications. Or they might inadvertently allow for a quicker and more economical sale. However, for many buyers, the specific configuration of a car is an essential aspect of their search and purchase. To make the right choice, you should learn the equipment by VIN.

How to Learn the Equipment of a Car

To learn the equipment by VIN, you need to visit the page of the CarCheck service, enter the VIN number of the car you're interested in into the respective field, and order the report. Instead of VIN, you can also use the body number or frame code to check Japanese cars. Verification is also possible by the state number of the car.

However, complete equipment by VIN is only available on some car manufacturers' websites or in their databases. Checking the equipment by VIN will provide detailed information about all the options installed in the car: these can be convenience elements, electronic systems, safety systems, interior trim, and more.

Information You Can Get from CarCheck Report

Checking the equipment by VIN aims to obtain basic information about the selected car: the year of manufacture, color, vehicle category and body type, assembly country, as well as the power and volume of the engine. All this information should be in the vehicle registration document (VRC), but it is essential that the information in it matches the data entered into the YPX database.

If the information in the YPX database does not match the VRC data based on the VIN code, it is better to refrain from such a purchase. Why? In the best-case scenario, the car may have unregistered repairs or modifications. And in the worst-case scenario, the car could be criminal: with altered numbers, salvaged after a serious accident, assembled from various car parts, or with fake documents. In any case, if the information in the YPX database does not match the vehicle documents based on the VIN code, it will be sent for examination during registration, and you will likely lose the car. And even if you don't lose it, you won't be able to use it for a long time.

Advantages of the Service

By checking with CarCheck, you will protect yourself from unseen problems with your purchase. Because on government websites, you can only check for specific information under their guidance, CarCheck queries both government and commercial databases.

In addition to checking the equipment, you will receive a report for ten points: the registration activity history and the number of owners. Restrictions on registration activities in YPX. Car's search. The car is in the utilitarian TC base. The car is under warranty. The car is under lease. Car's participation in QTP. Calculation of repair works. Decisions of arbitration courts. Recall campaigns from manufacturers. Car's use in taxi or carsharing. Recorded distances. Passed technical inspections. Issuance of insurance policies for the car. Provision of technical services. Fines in QMP. Participation in auctions of damaged cars. The date of sale ads. Photos of the car with assigned state numbers. Complete history of the car.

This kind of check does not depend on the stable operation of the government website: the query is made directly to the database. Additionally, checking with CarCheck can be done not only by VIN number but also by body number/frame code or state number. This allows for checks to be made before meeting with the seller and before diagnosing the technical condition of the car—meaning that you only waste time on cars that are safe from a legal standpoint.